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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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